There are countless 'Engineers' in Canada, not doing Engineering. It's a 'big thing' right now in government - they're trying to figure out why so many 'credent

There are countless 'Engineers' in Canada, not doing Engineering. It's a 'big thing' right now in government - they're trying to figure out why so many 'credentialed' immigrants are not getting hired in their respective fields. The government believes 'it must be racism' to the point wherein Ontario gov. has banned requiring 'Canadian experience' for jobs etc.. This is surely, at least partly true. It's a problem. But - overall, the issue is really that 'credentials are not equal', 'credentials may not be relevant' and most importantly 'credentials are only a small part of the job'. There are actually few jobs in Canada wherein someone's 'technical ability' will qualify them for something right away. Doctors - well there's a pathway for them. Profs if they are hired into Unis. But even in IT - it's not so much one's education that makes one ready, we know in high tech that a lot people don't have technical degrees. Yes, ABC Corp. might be specifically in need of 'materials science' people but that is rare. Companies need people with technical backgrounds that can communicate, manage, problem solve in a North American operating environment, and they also need tons of people in talented areas wherein credentials just don't mean a lot. If you look at any successful tech corp a small minority have technical roles. Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Field Marketing, Sales Support, Branding, Customer Operations etc. etc. these are all communicating jobs wherein people who are more culturally adapted to the environment are better prepared. This is the primary driver of the 'migrant vs local citizen wage gap even among credentialed jobs'. Unsurprisingly, this gap closes over a couple of decades, which makes sense. In places like Sweden, this problem is exacerbated by the fact that Swedish culture is very specific, the language is hard and so they're really having difficulty getting newcomers into more sophisticated roles. It's inevitable and an inexorable fact of the system. One way to mitigate this would be to make migration a little bit more job-based, in which case employers would be making the decisions as to 'who is employable' which makes much more sense, excepting the ugly scenarios wherein you get wage suppression, which is 100% a reality as well. (The large banks in Canada started dumping call centers in Canada and moving them offshore, which is an example of that kind of thinking)